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CHALUMEAU

   
Definition: Single-tube, cylindrical, single reed instrument. A seventeenth century ancestor of the clarinet, it has a recorder type body with a single reed mouthpiece. Similar folk instruments are found in many Arabic and European cultures; see Albogue, Alboka, Diplica, Hornpipe, pibgorn, and Sipsi.
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2-ROW DIATONIC MELODEONS

Free Reed Instruments > Melodeons> 2-Row Diatonic Melodeons
Two row diatonics have rows tuned one fourth apart, D/G is most common in England, while C/F is preferred in Germany and G/C in France.
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Scarlatti Nero D/G Melodeon 21 treble buttons, 8 bass buttons. Bass stop to remove the thirds
Sherwood Pendle D/G Melodeon. 2.5 Row. 2 voice 23+4 treble buttons. 2 voice with 12 bass